lobsterman

Hauls ocean traps

A lobsterman is someone who catches lobsters commercially, typically working from a boat and hauling traps from coastal waters.

The term is used regardless of gender, though lobsterman remains more common than the gender-neutral lobster fisher: The lobstermen headed out before dawn.

Concentrated in New England and Atlantic Canada.

equipment

trap

Device for catching animals

potVessel for cooking
buoyTethered nautical signal
gaffBarbed fishing pole

gloves · rubber · bands · bait · gauge · rope · warp · toggles · crate · tank

catch

haul

Pull or carry laboriously

harvestGathering mature crops
keeperOne who guards
cullSelective removal

short · oversized · berried · shedder · softshell · hardshell · claws · carapace · molting · pound

vessel

lobsterboat

Vessel for trapping crustaceans

sternStrict or ship's aft
wheelhouseOne's area of expertise
helmVessel's steering mechanism

outboard · inboard · diesel · hull · deck · gunwale · transom · mooring · harbor · dock

waters

Atlantic

Ocean bordering Europe

MainePine Tree State
MassachusettsNortheastern colonial state
NewfoundlandCanadian Atlantic island province

Nova Scotia · coastal · offshore · inshore · saltwater · tide · currents · depth · seafloor · nautical

tradition

heritage

Inherited cultural legacy

generationalRelating to age groups
MainePine Tree State
familyRelated people together

community · harbor · territory · apprenticeship · old-timer · maritime · folklore · independence · rugged

occupation

traps

Devices for catching prey

haulingTransporting heavy items
baitingDeliberately trying to provoke
pottingPlacing in soil vessels

catching · sorting · measuring · banding · deckhand · captain · livelihood · commercial · license · permit

lobsterman

trap

haul

lobsterboat

Atlantic

heritage

traps

lobsterman

Opposites

Categories

Family